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4th of July Fireworks Cruise
Last night we took the boat out to watch the 4th of July fireworks at our home port Sandy Point and Neptune beach. Near Ferndale Wa. This was my first time watching fireworks from a boat, there were a couple times that I though we might have been too close, but the show was amazing.
Pilothouse Chair Upgrade
I special thanks go out to BJ on his 5788 that we met at the Bayliner Rendezvous who inspired Marcia to purchase this seat. First off, its about time we did this. Since we have hated the pilothouse chair since we purchased the boat, and it is super uncomfortable. Since the boat is temporarily out
Roche Harbor Trip Recap
Here is a short video with a recap our our trip to Roche Harbor a week ago. Take a look and let me know what you think of my video.
Bayliner Rendezvous Day 2
Today was day 2 at the 2023 Bayliner rendezvous at Roche Harbor. Here is a short video with my daily recap.
New Starlink “In Motion”
Last season we had the basic RV Starlink product, which prohibited use while in motion. The small amount of motion that we have when on anchor was enough to impact the signal. So this year we have upgraded to the In Motion Starlink antennae. First, here is a review of our antennae from last year.
Late start and new zincs
We are getting a late start to the boating season this year due to travel. Next year we will not go to Arizona and miss opening day, and the start of boating season. Late last season we replaced most of the zincs except for the big rectangular one on the stern. Today we went about
Video from Last Summer
Since it is winter and we are not on the boat, I have more time to edit videos. Here is a video shot just north of Montague Harbour in BC Canada last summer. I had some fun learning how to fly the drone around a moving object.
2022 Boating Summary
We did lots of boating in 2022. It was a good year for boating. Here is a map showing our 2022 trip summary. Although there were a few early season trips that I was not tracking this way. Here is the summary: April 2nd – 4 nights at Roche Harbor April 17th – 1 night
3 Nights at Deer Harbor
This trip marked the 77th night on the Off Leash since we purchased it. This weekend also was the weekend that the forest fire smoke rolled in on the Pacific Northwest. We started out with clear skies on our first day at Deer Harbor, then by the second day we had the smoke filled skies.